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@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ rate is low enough.
formed was no longer bound to layer 2 addresses (MACs) <xref
target="RFC7217"/> <xref target="RFC8064"/>. Therefore their
length, previously fixed at 64 bits <xref target="RFC7136"/>, is in
fact a variably-sized parameter as stated in <xref target="RFC4862"/>.</t>
fact a variably-sized parameter as stated in <xref
target="RFC4862"/>.</t>
</section>
@ -131,14 +132,15 @@ rate is low enough.
<t>To state it simply, IPv6 unicast subnetting is based on prefixes
of any valid length up to 128 except for links where an Internet
Standard such as, for example, Stateless Address AutoConfiguration (SLAAC)
<xref target="RFC4862"/>, or Using 127-Bit IPv6 Prefixes on
Standard such as, for example, Stateless Address AutoConfiguration
(SLAAC) <xref target="RFC4862"/>, or Using 127-Bit IPv6 Prefixes on
Inter-Router Links <xref target="RFC6164"/> is in use.</t>
<t>Nodes must always support routing on any valid network prefix length, even if
SLAAC or other standards are in use, because routing could choose to
differentiate at a different granularity than is used by any such automated link local
address configuration tools.</t>
<t>Nodes must always support routing on any valid network prefix
length, even if SLAAC or other standards are in use, because routing
could choose to differentiate at a different granularity than is
used by any such automated link local address configuration
tools.</t>
<!-- [fgont] I think these section is mixing up to things:
@ -153,9 +155,7 @@ rate is low enough.
should be able to employ any subnet size that they
please, except when slaac is in use (for backwards
compatibility) or e.g. when /127 (or the like) prefixes
are employed for point to point links.
-->
</section>
are employed for point to point links. --> </section>
<section anchor="notes" title="Recommendations">
@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ rate is low enough.
security and privacy properties of a network. Namely, the smaller
the subnet size, the more feasible it becomes to perform IPv6
address scans <xref target="RFC7707"/> <xref target="RFC7721"/>.
For some specific subnets, such as point to point links, this may
be less of an issue.</t>
For some specific subnets, such as point to point links, this may be
less of an issue.</t>
<t>On the other hand, we assume that a number of IPv6
implementations fail to enforce limits on the size of some of the